Banks Throw Co-Housing Project a Curveball
The design of the Brooklyn Co-Housing Group’s new home may be passive, but their bankers certainly aren’t. According to an email that went out to the 600 or people who’ve expressed some kind of interest in being a part of the cooperative living experiment, the lender has just upped the percentage of the project that…
The design of the Brooklyn Co-Housing Group’s new home may be passive, but their bankers certainly aren’t. According to an email that went out to the 600 or people who’ve expressed some kind of interest in being a part of the cooperative living experiment, the lender has just upped the percentage of the project that must be presold from 51 to 75. “We are not daunted we will just have to grow faster than previously anticipated,” said Rick, Nancy, Miriam, Victor, Rob, Joel, Sue, Brian, Trish, Elvira, Ed, Merce, Kim, Jasper, Carl, Elsie, Lissa, Gracie, JoAnn, Tiger, Caden, Ken, Hilary, Marina, Marion, Max, Kristi and Alex. In other news, the first 16 families have already picked out their apartments in the complex at 1901 8th Avenue in Windsor Terrace. If you think you might be interested, there’s an orientation session this Saturday at the Memorial Baptist Church on 16th Street at 8th Avenue at 2 p.m.
Co-Housing Building May Be ‘Most Energy Efficient’ in NYC [Brownstoner]
Brooklyn Co-Housing Lands in Greenwood Heights [Brownstoner] GMAP
Rendering from Brooklyn Co-Housing Website
Co-housing good luck and welcome to Greenwood!
Yes, Rob. All the best. I bet it will be a huge success for people in the right circumstances… If my personal situation was not what it is presently, I’d be learning more.
Rob,
All the best! There are some very snippy younger people on brownstoner who say all sorts of biting and pointless things, thinking they’ll be one step closer to cool heaven I guess. Well, it just makes them sound ignorant and flippant–very teenagery.
I’m glad someone involved in the project piped up finally. I can imagine the group has to be careful for legal reasons but it’s good you cleared some things up for any of the the snippies if they bothered to read your generous comments.
Thanks,
BGLady
very nice post, Rob H. I hope it works out for you. It has a lot of appeal.
Very nice. And thank you Rob H.
Hi all,
Long time reader, first time commenter.
I am a member of Brooklyn Cohousing. I’m not a spokesperson, we really do have different ideas about what we need from our housing, but I thought I would give my perspective to the conversation. I also wanted to thank Mr. B as I first found out about Brooklyn Cohousing from one the earlier posts here.
First, cohousing is not for everyone, and that is okay. Although we would like to be as open and inclusive as possible, I also think that if a person does not feel that being involved in the lives of those living around you is a good thing, then maybe that person would not be a great fit in a cohousing community. I am trying to say that with no judgement at all, different strokes and all. We are not trying to change other folks minds about how to live, just offering an option to those that are interested.
Next, Privacy is a very important priority in our group. I am a pretty introverted person, and I would not feel comfortable being involved in this group if I did not feel comfortable closing my door. It helps me to come out of my shell if it is very easy to find a conversation when I want one.
On parenting, I do not have any children, but I am really looking forward to the kids in our community. I do not feel obligated to look after other peoples children, but I really like playing hide-and-go seek with Tiger. He is 3 and a half and he is a great kid…and even better I can send him back to his dad when I am worn out of the whole hide-and-go-seek thing.
Athough there are some great ideas about sustanability and community in what we are doing, I feel that this is a very pragmatic project rather than an idealistic one. For me, cohousing is about quality of life issues, not just about having a great space to live in, but also having a space that is full of good conversation and hide-and-go-seek games.
We are pretty open in our process. Everyone is invited to watch our meetings on Tuesday night at 6:00 at Memorial baptist in Windsor Terrace, and we also have meetings where we explain the project, look at our plans and answer questions every monday night at 7:00 in Beorum Hill (Belarusian Church at Atlantic and Bond) and this Sat at 2:00 in WT. We are always interested in meeting our future neighbors, (Hi again Denton) and you can all join us at our monthly picnics in Prospect Park posted on our webpage http://www.brooklyncohousing.org
Hi all,
Long time reader, first time commenter.
I am a member of Brooklyn Cohousing. I’m not a spokesperson, we really do have different ideas about what we need from our housing, but I thought I would give my perspective to the conversation. I also wanted to thank Mr. B as I first found out about Brooklyn Cohousing from one the earlier posts here.
First, cohousing is not for everyone, and that is okay. Although we would like to be as open and inclusive as possible, I also think that if a person does not feel that being involved in the lives of those living around you is a good thing, then maybe that person would not be a great fit in a cohousing community. I am trying to say that with no judgement at all, different strokes and all. We are not trying to change other folks minds about how to live, just offering an option to those that are interested.
Next, Privacy is a very important priority in our group. I am a pretty introverted person, and I would not feel comfortable being involved in this group if I did not feel comfortable closing my door. It helps me to come out of my shell if it is very easy to find a conversation when I want one.
On parenting, I do not have any children, but I am really looking forward to the kids in our community. I do not feel obligated to look after other peoples children, but I really like playing hide-and-go seek with Tiger. He is 3 and a half and he is a great kid…and even better I can send him back to his dad when I am worn out of the whole hide-and-go-seek thing.
Athough there are some great ideas about sustanability and community in what we are doing, I feel that this is a very pragmatic project rather than an idealistic one. For me, cohousing is about quality of life issues, not just about having a great space to live in, but also having a space that is full of good conversation and hide-and-go-seek games.
We are pretty open in our process. Everyone is invited to watch our meetings on Tuesday night at 6:00 at Memorial baptist in Windsor Terrace, and we also have meetings where we explain the project, look at our plans and answer questions every monday night at 7:00 in Beorum Hill (Belarusian Church at Atlantic and Bond) and this Sat at 2:00 in WT. We are always interested in meeting our future neighbors, (Hi again Denton) and you can all join us at our monthly picnics in Prospect Park posted on our webpage http://www.brooklyncohousing.org
I’m sorry, not “destructive” then…just “annoying” and not very cordial toward the people who are involved in the project.
Denton doll, I chuckled at the bike riding idea!!! Hahahahahaha! I haven’t been on a bike (or a horse for that matter…or rollerskate either) for something like a million and one years! 🙂 I was/have been thinking about on of those adult tricycles but haven’t bothered…I’m kind of scared of the danger of an accident.
My very close friend passed away a number of years ago on the Cape. She had an adult tricycle she desperately wanted me to take back to NY. This was at Christmas time when she seemed to be doing half-way decently and we were praying and hoping. I couldn’t take the tricycle or another thing she pressed me to take. I guess her soul knew she was closer than she seemed. She passed away at Easter.
Denton;
If you have a chance, go to the OT. I want to speak with you about another topic.